School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
51st
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.8229 GPIA
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific is 1 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8229 GPIA, in 1975.
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 51st of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.8229 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 0.8494 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.856 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.8598 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.8566 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.8574 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.8511 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.8478 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.8561 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8597 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.861 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.8723 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.8845 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.8843 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8954 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.8967 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9043 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.9126 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.9149 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9331 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9424 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9515 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9607 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9698 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9787 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9846 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9898 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9902 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9912 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9979 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8489 GPIA | 0.8229 GPIA | 0.8598 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.867 GPIA | 0.8478 GPIA | 0.8954 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9365 GPIA | 0.8967 GPIA | 0.9787 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9987 GPIA | 0.9846 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
- 48 Kiribati 1.03 GPIA compare
- 49 Samoa 1.03 GPIA compare
- 50 Mauritius 1.03 GPIA compare
- 51 Costa Rica 1.03 GPIA compare
- 52 New Caledonia 1.03 GPIA compare
- 53 Cambodia 1.03 GPIA compare
- 54 Dominican Republic 1.03 GPIA compare
More education data for UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 47.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 82.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 45.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8229 GPIA in 1975.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 51st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release